Family Table

I love food! My favorite food is Italian: pizza, spaghetti, lasagna, fettuccine, the list goes on. Growing up we almost always sat down for dinner. My mom would make a full meal consisting of some kind of meat, with a vegetable, and additional side. Usually there was some sort of bread to go with the meal. We all drank milk with our meal as well. Sitting down with my family for dinner is one of my favorite traditions growing up. No television, no cell phones, no distractions really. We all sat down at the table and where forced to fellowship and share with each other. My mom was seldom happy if we all sat silently and ate dinner in an aura of awkward antisocial behavior. I look forward to starting my own family and carrying on this good mannered practice of breaking bread and sharing our day with one another. When you look at the family model in modern America it seems broken and disconnected. Eating a meal together and loving on each other is a great way to strengthen families and maintain relationships.